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Grand Prix thread 2021 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari - Italy

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by ched999uk, Apr 15, 2021.

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Will Merc somehow manage to hold off Max????

Poll closed Apr 17, 2021.
  1. Lewis Hamilton

    4 vote(s)
    28.6%
  2. Valtteri Bottas

    4 vote(s)
    28.6%
  3. Max Verstappen

    5 vote(s)
    35.7%
  4. Sergio Perez

    1 vote(s)
    7.1%
  5. Lando Norris

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  6. Daniel Ricciardo

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. Charles Leclerc

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  8. Carlos Sainz

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  9. Fernando Alonso

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  10. Any others

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    0.0%
  1. ched999uk

    ched999uk Well-Known Member

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    Stroll not wearing mask walking down pit lane!
     
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  2. Viva_Giggsy

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    Surely that's a black flag offence didn't Senna once get DQ for doing that?
     
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  3. eddie_squidd

    eddie_squidd Well-Known Member

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    Bottas certainly wasn’t giving him much room.
     
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  4. ched999uk

    ched999uk Well-Known Member

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    Looks like Bottas did move right but probably to take racing line for upcoming left hander. So maybe 50/50 blame
     
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  5. Number 1 Jasper

    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    Bottas can do no wrong .
     
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  6. Julius Caesar

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    Bottas moved right, but there was still space for George. He got spooked and overreacted I think.
     
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  7. BrightLampShade

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    It really will make the race if Max's car goes boom. But then he's dominated this race and fully deserves the win now.
     
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  8. Viva_Giggsy

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    Was 50/50 Russell not used to overtaking lol
     
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  9. BrightLampShade

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    I feel we shouldn't lose sight of the fact Russel was overtaking Bottas for position in a race where Bottas didn't have a car issue.
     
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  10. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    50/50 for me, Bottas didn't really do anything wrong, but didn't leave quite enough space. George was going for a fair, but slightly risky move and touched wet grass.
     
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  11. Julius Caesar

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    Well, not in the crash. He did wrong by getting lapped by his teammate at half distance and battling a Williams in the Merc.
     
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  12. eddie_squidd

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    All of this is giving me a great excuse for not having time to mow the lawn after the race. <cheers>
     
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  13. BrightLampShade

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    This field us pretty strung out if they're hoping to restart
     
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  14. eddie_squidd

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    Yay Lando! Nooooo Yuki!
     
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  15. eddie_squidd

    eddie_squidd Well-Known Member

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    The beauty of F1 is you can have three or four favourite drivers and in a race like this you can watch it all turn to crap for most of them!
     
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  16. Number 1 Jasper

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    I was joking ;-)
     
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  17. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    How is Sainz in 4th? Everytime I saw him he was off somewhere.
     
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  18. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    Hamilton podium?
     
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  19. BrightLampShade

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    Perez has gone and done a Albon/Gasly/Kyvat
     
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  20. ched999uk

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    Thinking about it I'm not sure they should have allowed unlapping at restart. Lewis could finish on podium when he really had a free lap!
     
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